Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics (289957)

About the department

The Section of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics at the University Hospital Erlangen covers the full range of surgical and conservative treatment options in modern trauma surgery and orthopedics. As the transregional Trauma Center of Middle Franconia, the Section receives over 240 seriously wounded patients and thus ranks among 20 largest Polytrauma Centers. The Section is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Friedrich F. Hennig.

The Section also provides medical care in case of industrial accidents or degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system. There are annually treated over 20,000 patients within the outpatient counseling and in the Department of Emergency at the University Hospital Erlangen. The treatment of sports traumas is another priority of the Section.

The Section under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. Friedrich F. Hennig specializes in the treatment of all injuries related to accidents, as well as wear and tear or spine diseases. There is provided surgical treatment of all spine injuries, caused by accidents, including cervical spine. There is used both ventral and dorsal stabilization. To ensure a sparing tissue treatment and reduction of intraoperative blood loss, the University Hospital Erlangen uses a special ultrasonic knife.

The range of services of the Section of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics at the University Hospital Erlangen includes the following focuses:

Trauma surgery

Spine

Cervical spine

Thoracic and lumbar spine

Minimally invasive treatment of chronic pain syndromes

Therapeutic possibilities

Shoulders and elbows

Shoulder instability

Injuries of the rotator cuff of the shoulder joint or degenerative diseases

Frozen shoulder syndrome

Fractures

Arthrosis

Pelvis

Hip

Knee

Foot

Endoprosthetics

Hip replacement

Knee replacement

Shoulder replacement

Pediatric trauma surgery and orthopedics

Sports traumatology

Tumor surgery

Sepsis and infections

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